Mark Isreal’s Doughnut Plant has a Posse
It’s a sticky-hot morning, but that doesn’t prevent a throng of cultish pastry thrill seekers from crowding into the tiny, 200-square-foot, industrial-chic storefront of Doughnut Plant, a festive...
View ArticleSticky Bun Heavyweights
The Sticky Bun Heavyweights: Balthazar vs. Bouchon A Vanilla Thrilla, with Butter, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon and Pecans Byline: Benjamin Schmerler Ladies and gentleman, for the morning’s main event we have...
View ArticleGlaser’s Is the Bakery of the Century
“I won’t tell,” Rita Callahan says with a wink, slipping an extra cookie into a customer’s bag. There’s a steady stream walking in and out of Glaser’s Bake Shop even on this drizzly day, and everyone...
View ArticleHamptons Dispatch: My Baked Bacon on Bagel Bonanza at Breadzilla
Breadzilla at the Beach: The options aren’t endless, but they are all you might desire–like Jack cheese and bacon. Photograph by Lindsay Morris. When considering the dense, handwritten lunch menu at...
View ArticleOld, Underground Ovens Bake Some of the City’s Best Bread
Photo credit: Noah Devereaux New Yorkers know the hottest spots to dine and drink are in secret locations with unlisted numbers. But in the world of baking, two of the city’s best ovens are quite...
View ArticleA Video Tour of Inwood’s Best Bizcocho Bakery
Bizcocho de Colores' much loved tres leches cake. Our current issue features a story on the tres leches–literally “three milks”–cakes made by Bizcocho de Colores, a 23-year-old bakery in Inwood run by...
View ArticleTHE EDIBLE GUIDE: Bakeries
Summer is a time for leaving the oven off and heading outdoors to dine. Next time your picnic calls for a crusty loaf of bread or a crumbly scone, check out our guide for links to dozens of bakeries...
View ArticleKnead-Based Bread: Hot Bread Kitchen’s Social Justice Mission
Contrary to Bugs Bunny and popular belief, the magic word is not “open sesame.” It is “m’smen.” Just don’t ask me to pronounce it. M’smen, a traditional Moroccan flatbread made of layers of wheat...
View ArticleEDIBLE GLIMPSES: Cake Fit for Three Kings
In Latin America, the peak of Christmas celebrating takes place this Sunday, aka El dia de los reyes (day of the kings). Known in English as Epiphany, January 6th commemorates the day the Three Kings...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Before Opening Hours at Dominique Ansel Bakery
It’s no secret that bakers have early mornings; boulangeries across the city tend to fire up their ovens right when diehard bargoers head to bed. The James Beard Award winning Dominique Ansel is no...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Behind the Scenes at Black Seed Bagels
All-nighters are primarily associated with high school exams and college procrastination, but sometimes in modern, adult life, they’re necessary. Especially when 600 bagels need to get out the door at...
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